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U.S.-Israeli Attacks Have Forced 3.2 Million Iranians to Flee Their Homes

HeadlineMar 13, 2026

The United Nations Refugee Agency warns the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has forced 3.2 million people to flee their homes in less than two weeks, creating a humanitarian crisis on a massive scale. Most of those displaced are evacuating Tehran and other urban areas to seek safety in northern Iran and rural areas. This is Mahshid, whose home in Tehran was destroyed in airstrikes on Tuesday.

Mahshid: “They destroyed that house and this one and ours here. Now we’re staying with relatives. Where are we supposed to go? We have nowhere. I had just replaced all my belongings, and it’s all ruined. Now we are collecting the scraps left behind on the floors because we were all siblings.”

Earlier today, huge explosions rocked central Tehran not far from where a massive “al-Quds Day” demonstration in support of Palestinians was underway. Iranian media report a woman attending the rally was killed by shrapnel from the U.S.-Israeli coalition airstrike.

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